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VER One Hundred Views o/ tHe ElKs’ Parades, 
Floats, Delegations, Bands, etc. Also, More than 
Two Hundred Views of Southern California, 
Including Los Angeles, Pasadena, Long Beach, Venice, 
Ocean ParK, Santa Monica, Redondo, San Pedro, San 
Diego, Catalina, Mt. Lowe and Other Points of Interest 


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Views of Bands at Ascot Park, Taken on July 13th, 1909, by Almeron Newman, of Trinidad, Colo. Boston and Montana Was First Prize Winner. 






























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This Was Conceded to Be the Most Unique and Appropriate Feature of the Parade. Their Float Represented a Huge Orange, Resting 

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Views of Spokane Lodge No. 228 Attired in Their Colonial Unifor ms and Firing off a Cannon on Route of Parade, and Several of the 

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Delegations from Oregon, Detroit, Manila, Philippine Islands, and Denver’s Handsome Float 










































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No. 1—San Diego Band and Marching Club. 
No. 2—Philadelphia Tallyhos. 


No. 5—Oakland Lodge No. 171. 


No. 3.—Santa Barbaran Lodge in Uniform of Mission Priests. 
No. 4—San Francisco Lodge with Poppy Parasols. 









No. 1—Butte Delegation. No. 3 —The Grand Exalted Rulers Holland and Sammis. 

No. 2—Goldfield Delegation with Stamp Mill Float. No. 4—New Orleans Lodge No. 30. 

No. 5—The Beautiful Float from Santa Barbara. 



















































No. 1—Santa Barbara’s Mission Float. 

No. 2—Boston Bunker Hill Monument Float. 

No. 4 —Cincinnati Delegates Showing Their Three Tallyhos. 1st 
Prize Winner, Most Unique Uniforms. 


No. 3—Officers Cincinnati Lodge No. 5. 

No. 5—Cincinnati Delegation. 2nd Prize Winner, for Best Appearing 
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No. 1—Los Angeles Lodge No. 99. No. 3—Artistic Formation of Denver Delegation. 

No. 2—Philadelphia Band and Delegation. No. 5—Another of Cincinnati’s Floats. No. 4—One of the Cincinnati Floats. 


















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Nos. 1 and 4—Some Decorated Tallyhos. No. 2—Berkeley Delegation. 


No. 3—Arizona Delegation. 
















No. 1—Walsenburg, Colorado, Delegation. 

No. 2—The Only Bill Elk, Pendleton, Oregon. 


No. 3—Arizona Indian Band and Delegation. 
No. A —Long Beach Delegation. 













No. 1—Los Angeles Police Advance Guard. 
No. 2—Butte Delegation. 


No. 3—Salt Lake Tallyho. 

No. A —Street Scene Shortly after the Parade. 





















































No. 1—Los Angeles Band. No. 2—Los Angeles White Squadron. 

No. 3—Cincinnati Floats. No. 4—Philadelphia Delegation. 


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No. 1—Automobile at Head of Parade. 
No. 3—Mayor Alexander. 


No. 2—Goldfield Mining Float. 
No. 4—Long Beach Band. 







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San Jose’s Unique Float. 


San Pedro and Cincinnati Delegation. 
Salt Lake Tallyho. 










































The New Game of Push Ball, Roping Contest and the Chariot Ra ces at Pasadena on July 12, 1909 





















Decorated Building*—No. 1. Hotel Alexandria. 2. Entrance to S. P. Ticket Office, Comer Sixth and Spring. 3. Hamburger’* Store. 
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3. N. B. Blackstone Company. 8. 

4. The Broadway Department Store. 9. 

5. The Big Clock on Bullock’s Department Store. 10. 


The Mission Bells in Front of Cunningham, Curtis & Welch. 
The J. R. Lane Dry Goods Company. 

Forve, Pettibone & Company, on Broadway. 

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1. Pease Bros. Furniture Store. 

2. Brock and Feagan’s Jewelery Store. 

3. Levy's Cafe. 

4. The New York Store on Broadway. 

5. The Times Building. 


6. The Pacific Electric Depot, Sixth and Main Sts. 

7. The Orpheum Theatre. 

8. Entrance to Chamber of Commerce Building. 

9. Elks Lodge Building and Angel Flight. 

10. The B. P. O. E. Registration Headquarters. 































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Some of the Novel Electrical Floats. 






















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Some Prominent Office Buildings of Los Angeles 



































































The Temple Auditorium, in Which the Sessions of the Grand Lodge, B. P. O. E., Were Held During the Convention, Is Built of Reinforced 
Concrete and Is the Largest Building of Its Kind in the World, the Main Auditorium Having a Seating Capacity of 4000. The 
Building Also Contains Two Concert Halls, a Large Banquet Hall, and Six Large Store Rooms on the Ground 
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There are Sixteen Public Parks in Los Angeles, with a Total of 3720 Acres, One of Over 3000 Acres Being the Largest Municipal 

Park in the World. Eastlake and Westlake Park are Two of the Most Popular. 

















Handsome Residences of the Angel City, Showing Different Styles of Architecture 

































San Pedro is the Seaport of Los Angeles and Millions of Dollars are being Spent There in Making One of the Best Harbors on the Coast. 


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Southern California is Noted for its Fine Summer Climate and its Number of Mountain and Seashore Resorts, One of which is Coronado 

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Scenes on Balloon Route Excursion on Line of Los Angeles Pacific Railway Co, 










































Places of Interest in and near Los Angeles 







































The Home of Paul de Longpre, the Great Flower Artist, at Hollywood, Cal. 








































The Leading Catholic College in Southern California, Washington and Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. 


































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Views of Pasadena, Showing Mountains and Snow and Two of the Leading Banks. 



















































The New Bath House and Pavilion at Redondo on the Lines of the Los Angeles and Redondo Railway. 













































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Prominent Churches of San Diego, Cal., Rev. L. T. Guild, Pastor of First M. E.; Rev. W. B. Hinson, Pastor of First Baptist; Rev. H. S. 
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The Leading Physical Culture Club in Los Angeles. 
































The Leading Clothing Store of Los Angeles 
























































































































































































































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